And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words.
And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy.
Then came he to his disciples, and said to them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners.
But when you pray, do not use vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard because of their much speaking.
And he spoke a parable to them for this purpose, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
For this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times, that it might depart from me.